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Flying time from New York, NY to Houston, TX

The total flight duration from New York, NY to Houston, TX is 3 hours, 21 minutes.

This is the average in-air flight time (wheels up to wheels down
on the runway) based on actual flights taken over the past year, including routes like LGA to IAH.
It covers the entire time on a typical commercial flight including
take-off and landing.

If you're planning a trip, you should also factor in extra time
for the plane to pull back from the gate and taxi to the runway,
as well as reaching the destination gate after landing. If you
include this extra time on the tarmac, the average total elapsed time
from gate to gate flying from New York, NY to Houston, TX is 3 hours, 50 minutes.

Finally, pilots might want to estimate the flight time using an
average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which
is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. If you don't add any extra
time to increase or decrease speed for take-off and landing, then
at constant speed your flight time would be 2 hours, 50 minutes.

If you're booking a flight, make sure you check the scheduled
departure and arrival times. You should also factor in airport
wait times and possible equipment or weather delays.
If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive
at the destination, you may want to see if there's a
time difference between New York, NY and Houston, TX.

Your flight direction from New York, NY to Houston, TX is Southwest (-115 degrees from North).

The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration
between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the
travel mileage.

Houston offers behind-the-scenes tours to many of its top attractions for those who are looking for a different type of experience.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center offers a four-hour Level 9 Tour that takes you to buildings usually off limits to the public. According to visithoustontexas.com, you’ll see the space vehicle mock-up facility, Historic Mission Control, the Space Environment Simulation Lab and more.

The behind-the-scenes tour includes a free hot lunch in the astronaut cafeteria. You must be 14 years or older to join the tour.

Another tour would be Houston’s Minute Maid Park located at Union Station. You will explore the original train station with a full-sized locomotive that runs along 800 feet of track. Visit the Astro’s dugout and the broadcasting booth.

Those who purchase an evening game ticket may want to sign up for the early-bird tour. The early-bird tour includes everything on the regular tour but also gives you an opportunity to watch batting practice from the Diamond Club seats.

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